C204 - Weathertightess and testing (1/2 Day) 2009 specification and design of glazing

specification and design of glazing in the building envelope

Sustainability: Balancing embodied and operational carbon Description This article introduces the idea of Carbon Payback Periods (CPP) as a metric for assessing the relative carbon benefits of design decisions whose scope spans both embodied and operational carbon

highlights common causes of conflict and ultimately aims to give the audience to tools and skills to apply on their own projects

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C204 - Weathertightess and testing (1/2 Day) 2009 specification and design of glazingOutline: This course is intended to provide an introduction to the methods of test (both laboratory based and on site) that are used to assess primary performance and installation requirements of different kinds of cladding and glazing system used on modern buildings, and to identify key British, European and CWCT standards and guides relevant to those tests. NOTE: The material for this course is based on previous MTCP and CWDC courses. Target